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Katie Zacharias recently resigned as Donald Trump's press secretary after one term, leaving the post vacant and requiring a new appointment by the president.
Trump's demands on the press secretaries - the detail stands out
After the Katie Zacharias flop, Donald Trump must once again choose a new press secretary.
US expert Dag Blanck points out two requirements that the president has for the role - and a tendency that stands out.
- They are the outward face, he says.
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The USA's unusual move: Warships off Sundsvall
The American robotic destroyer USS Paul Ignatius has been practicing outside Sundsvall.
The US entering the Bothnian Sea with warships is unusual.
- A projection of military power, says Paula Wallenburg, head of operations at the navy.
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Many killed and injured on military base in Canada
At least seven people have been killed and dozens injured after a fire broke out at the Wainwright military base in Alberta.
The authorities are tight-lipped about the incident, but sources say that a gas explosion occurred during an exercise. Dozens of ambulances, helicopters and rescue personnel from several provinces took part in the relief effort – about ten were parachuted over the base.
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Ivo closed the hvb homes - without evidence of criminality
Hundreds of young people were thrown out of their hvb homes, when the industry was to be cleared of criminal actors.
Now DN's review shows that most of the homes were closed for completely different reasons.
- I am ashamed, says one of the supervisory authority Ivo's own lawyers.
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This is how the sect militia has redrawn the map in the Middle East
A few years ago, the attacks by Yemen's Houthis would have created world headlines - before we had time to be oversaturated with sensations from the Middle East.
What was only recently an obscure sect militia has taken definitive control of one of the key passages of world trade, shocking Saudi Arabia with a series of precision missile attacks.
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Five news from October 18:
Trump's demands on the press secretaries - the detail stands out
The USA's unusual move: Warships off Sundsvall
Many killed and injured on military base in Canada
Ivo closed the hvb homes - without evidence of criminality

Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard condemns the violence from Israeli settlers in the West Bank. The statement comes after an attack on a diplomatic convoy in which a French mayor was assaulted, an event that provoked strong international reactions.

President Trump has paused the imposition of sweeping sanctions against Russian exports by exploiting a loophole in the Lindsey Graham Act. The decision has drawn strong criticism from Republican senators and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The owner of a kindergarten in Gansu, China, has been sentenced to life in prison after 247 people, including 235 children, suffered from lead poisoning. Toxic dyes were used in food to make it more palatable, leading to extensive health damage.

Hundreds of thousands of protesters have protested against the government and the cost of living in France. The protests have been marked by violent clashes, 1,800 arrests, 150 injured police officers and widespread vandalism, including a fire in Limoges town hall.

Over half a million French demonstrated for lower living costs. The protests degenerated into widespread rioting, looting and fires in several cities, resulting in over 1,800 arrests and sharp political schism.
Between 550,000 and 800,000 people took part in Saturday's protests in France which degenerated into widespread destruction and looting in several cities. Around 1,200 people were arrested and dozens of police officers were injured.